Step 4: Manager Track

Okey joined LAMF as its Creative Executive in May 2022 from QC Entertainment where he worked for nearly 3 years focusing on development and production of its feature film and television projects. Prior to QC, Okey worked at Endeavor Content focusing on film finance and sales, and at WME focusing on client representation in the feature literary and below-the-line departments. Okey moved to Los Angeles from Washington DC in 2016, where he worked as a database consultant at KCIC, LLC for several years, and graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Commerce in 2012.

Jay Glazer is a manager/producer who represents creatives in film, television, & theatre.

Jay grew up in NYC and fell in love with quintessential New York filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, and Woody Allen, fostering his film knowledge and cultivating his passion for driving creative careers. Jay studied business and film at The University of Southern California. While studying, he worked at Brillstein Entertainment Partners & The Gersh Agency, where he started his professional career in the talent department.

Most recently, Jay departed ROAR to form Neon Kite, where he represents creatives in both the talent and literary fields -- leading actors, studio and independent filmmakers, and screenwriters for both film and television, as well as producing a slate of films. His debut feature, Get Luke Lowe, stars Emma McDonald premiered in 2020. He has active projects with Mandalay Pictures, H2L, Storied Media Group, and Storyboard Entertainment.

David is a Los Angeles native and graduate of San Diego State University where he received a degree in psychology, which has proven to be helpful in this business. After moving back to LA, he worked as a Production Assistant in commercials, and then finally landed at Benderspink in 2012 where he remained as the company transitioned to Good Fear in 2016. On the production side, he worked in some capacity on New Line’s WE’RE THE MILLERS, HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 and VACATION, Disney’s MULAN, and A24’s UNDER THE SILVER LAKE. As a manager, he has built a portfolio of film/tv writers, directors, and IP creators. His clients have worked at most of the streaming platforms, networks, and film studios. David strives to develop his clients work and find the best place for their project/talents to thrive, and he is always on the lookout for emerging talent and new voices.

Jay Glazer is a manager/producer who represents creatives in film, television, & theatre.

Jay grew up in NYC and fell in love with quintessential New York filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, and Woody Allen, fostering his film knowledge and cultivating his passion for driving creative careers. Jay studied business and film at The University of Southern California. While studying, he worked at Brillstein Entertainment Partners & The Gersh Agency, where he started his professional career in the talent department.

Most recently, Jay departed ROAR to form Neon Kite, where he represents creatives in both the talent and literary fields -- leading actors, studio and independent filmmakers, and screenwriters for both film and television, as well as producing a slate of films. His debut feature, Get Luke Lowe, stars Emma McDonald premiered in 2020. He has active projects with Mandalay Pictures, H2L, Storied Media Group, and Storyboard Entertainment.

Andrew Kersey is a literary manager with a focus on nurturing unique  storytelling voices in film and tv.

Most recently, in the fall of 2021, his client's comedy VACATION FRIENDS  starring John Cena and Lil Rel was Hulu's biggest 3-day weekend opener for an original in the streamer's history.  A sequel is being fast-tracked.

In 2020, Andrew sold his client's sci-fi spec script, VARIETAL, to Universal with Mike De Luca, the Oscar-nominated producer behind THE SOCIAL NETWORK and the FIFTY SHADES OF GREY movies.

His incredibly talented clients are working on projects at all the major studios and streamers including Netflix and Amazon, and such networks and cable channels as ABC, Fox, NBC, CW, Disney Channel, and 
Nickelodeon.

Andrew worked his way up through the industry, starting as a production company intern before working for the management and production powerhouse 3Arts Entertainment. He left 3Arts to get experience in development at a Universal-based production company, before starting his own management company, Kersey Management, in 2004.

Luke Mindlin recently worked for Morgan Freeman's company and sold a book/feature series to Alcon for the Arthur C. Clarke classic RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA. He was also on the team who sold their black western tv series to Amazon about the amazing BASS REEVES. He has developed both tv series and films with Emmy and Academy winning writers and is an avid storyteller. He's currently working on a sci-fi feature set in Portland, Oregon with financing through CAA.

Ananya Hegde is a coordinator at Redefine Entertainment where she works with writers to get their scripts to a point where they are ready to be taken out. She went to USC where she studied Business and Cinematic Arts.

Jon Hersh is an independent literary manager working with writer and writer/director clients in film and TV. Jon created Housefire Management in 2017 with the intent of finding bold voices with incendiary material. Since then, his clients have gone on to develop film and TV projects with Universal, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount Players, AMC, Nickelodeon, Spyglass, and many others. His clients are regularly on the annual Black List, and in 2022 his client was #1 on the list.

Before breaking into management, Jon was a Development Executive at Broad Green Pictures, a fledgling film financier and distributor. During his tenure, he had a hand in developing a slate of quality projects for the 90+ employee company, delivering detailed project notes to writers. Before working in development, Jon began his career at Creative Artists Agency where he worked as a full-time story analyst for four years. While there, he evaluated thousands of screenplays, pilots, and books, and gave detailed story notes to high-level clients of the agency. He is an alumnus of USC's School of Cinematic Arts program and currently resides in West Hollywood with his wife and two sons.

John Thomas is a literary manager at LBI Entertainment, working with both television and film writers / directors at various levels. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, he moved to Los Angeles in 2015 where he got his start working for Temple graduates Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's Abso Lutely Productions. He worked as an Agent Trainee in the TV lit department at Paradigm Talent Agency for two years before transitioning to LBI in 2017.

John works with several of LBI clients' production companies - Martin Scorsese's Sikelia, Jonah Hill's Strong Baby, and Jennifer Lawrence's Excellent Cadaver - on different projects in various stages of development and production.

Michael currently works for the EVP of Production and TV Development at Berlanti Productions. Prior to that, he worked at ICM Partners and then CAA for two years in the TV Scripted department. He graduated from Northwestern University with a double major in Radio/TV/Film and Creative Writing.

David Chien has been with Art/Work for over 8 years. He currently has clients with multiple projects out in development with different studios and networks. David's clients work have written on shows like EMPIRE,VAMPIRE DIARIES and ARROW. David is looking for someone who has the talent that makes him excited to talk to every execs in town about.

Jon Hersh is an independent literary manager working with writer and writer/director clients in film and TV. Jon created Housefire Management in 2017 with the intent of finding bold voices with incendiary material. Since then, his clients have gone on to develop film and TV projects with Universal, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount Players, AMC, Nickelodeon, Spyglass, and many others. His clients are regularly on the annual Black List, and in 2022 his client was #1 on the list.

Before breaking into management, Jon was a Development Executive at Broad Green Pictures, a fledgling film financier and distributor. During his tenure, he had a hand in developing a slate of quality projects for the 90+ employee company, delivering detailed project notes to writers. Before working in development, Jon began his career at Creative Artists Agency where he worked as a full-time story analyst for four years. While there, he evaluated thousands of screenplays, pilots, and books, and gave detailed story notes to high-level clients of the agency. He is an alumnus of USC's School of Cinematic Arts program and currently resides in West Hollywood with his wife and two sons.